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February 18, 2020

Airborne 02.14.20: Airbus Blended Wing, GoFly FlyOff, Boeing Woes

Also: Starliner Problems, NATA Update, NBAA v Congress, Iran Fails, Jerks on Planes

Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator. At 6.5 feet long and 10.5 feet wide, with a surface area of about 24 square feet, MAVERIC features a disruptive aircraft design that Airbus says has the potential to reduce fuel consumption by up-to 20 percent compared to current single-aisle aircraft. Launched in 2017, MAVERIC first took to the skies in June 2019. Since then the flight-t

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Airborne-Unmanned 02.18.20: 2020 UAS Symposium, Unmanned Growlers, Bell Transport 70

Also: UAVOS Upgrades, UAV’s Flight Control Solutions, NASA-Collins Aerospace, Black Swift Technologies

 

The FAA and AUVSI will co-host the 5th Annual FAA UAS Symposium on June 16-18, 2020, at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. The Symposium will bring together representatives from the FAA, other government agencies, industry, and academia. The presenters and panelists will discuss the latest information and advancements related to the diverse uses of unmanned aircraft, and how these new entrants are being safely integrated into the National Airspace System. Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River as unmanned air systems using a third Growler as a mission

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ASX And Spirit AeroSystems Developing Affordable eVTOL Aircraft

Goal Is A Mass Production, All-Electric Aircraft

Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX), an aviation technology start-up, and Spirit AeroSystems have signed a memorandum of understanding and a definitive agreement to cooperate on creation of affordable, certified all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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Airbus Future Combat Air System Takes Major Step Forward

Contracts Signed To Launch The Demonstrator Phase For The Program

The governments of France and Germany have awarded  Dassault Aviation, Airbus, together with their partners MTU Aero Engines, Safran, MBDA and Thales, the initial framework contract (Phase 1A), which launches the demonstrator phase for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

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Boeing and SPEEA Announce A Tentative Agreement On Four-Year Contract Extension

Would Extend The Contract With Engineering And Technical Professionals Through October 2026

The Boeing Company has reached a tentative agreement with the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) on a new four-year contract extension that would run through 2026 covering approximately 18,000 engineering and technical employees, nearly all of whom are in Washington and Oregon.

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Air Force Makes Special Delivery At Daytona 500

One Driver Jumps Into The Speedway With The Wings Of Blue Parachute Team

The Air Force made a special drop into the Daytona International Speedway leading up to the NASCAR Cup series opening Daytona 500 race, which will be run Feb. 16.

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Pilot Survey Reveals High Levels Of Stress And Job Insecurity

More Than Half Have Worried About Losing Their Jobs In The Past Two Years

Many airline pilots feel stressed and undervalued by management and, despite record demand for flight crew globally, worried about job security and automation making their role redundant.

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Last Of The Legendary World War II Flying Tigers Has Flown West

Frank Losonsky Joined The First American Volunteer Group In May 1941

A Columbus, Georgia, man considered to be the last surviving Flying Tiger, died Feb. 6. Frank Losonsky, who joined the First American Volunteer Group in May 1941, passed away from natural causes at the age of 99.

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NASA's Webb Will Seek Atmospheres Around Potentially Habitable Exoplanets

Larger, Gas Giant Exoplanets Will Also Fall Under Webb's Gaze

This month marks the third anniversary of the discovery of a remarkable system of seven planets known as TRAPPIST-1. These seven rocky, Earth-size worlds orbit an ultra-cool star 39 light-years from Earth. Three of those planets are in the habitable zone, meaning they are at the right orbital distance to be warm enough for liquid water to exist on their surfaces. After its 2021 launch, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will observe those worlds with the goal of making the first detailed near-infrared study of the atmosphere of a habitable-zone planet.

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Solar Orbiter Braves Challenging Early Days

ESA Reports A Few Tense Moments In Getting The Spacecraft Oriented

At 16:00 CET on Thursday, February 13, the critical first 83 hours of Solar Orbiter’s unique mission to study our star came to an end. “This early phase is like the birth of a child,” says Operations Director Andrea Accomazzo. “Engineers want to be sure that it can survive on its own in its new environment.”

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Heli Aviation Founder Arrested In Gun Incident

Involved In A Four-Hour Standoff With Manatee County, FL Deputies

The founder of Heli Aviation has been arrested following a four-hour standoff with sheriff's deputies from Manatee County, FL.

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Viking Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Series 400 Twin Otter’s First Flight

First Flew February 16, 2010

On February 16th, 2020 Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada celebrated the 10th anniversary of the inaugural flight of its Series 400 Twin Otter and recognizing a significant milestone in the company’s Twin Otter production program.

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AD NUMBER: 2020-02-21

PRODUCT: All Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 2000 airplanes.

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AD: Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2020-02-20

PRODUCT: Certain Airbus SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, - 132, and -133 airplanes; A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes.

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Airborne-Unmanned 02.11.20: Cora Air Taxi Trial, TEROS UAV, Flirtey Patent

Also: Madrid Airport Drone Sighting, UAV Power Line Inspection, senseFly, Remote ID NPRM

The New Zealand Government and Wisk have announced an MOU to establish a passenger transport trial in  Canterbury, New Zealand. Wisk’s self-flying, all-electric air taxi, called Cora, is the aircraft selected for the trials. In October 2019, the New Zealand Government announced that it was establishing an industry-wide Airspace Integration Trial to work with leading, innovative domestic and international industry partners to safely test and demonstrate unmanned aircraft. Wisk, based in the United States a

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Airborne-Unmanned 02.18.20: UAS Symposium, Unmanned Growlers, Bell Transport 70

Also: UAVOS Upgrades, UAV’s Flight Control Solutions, NASA-Collins Aerospace, Black Swift Technologies

The FAA and AUVSI will co-host the 5th Annual FAA UAS Symposium on June 16-18, 2020, at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. The Symposium will bring together representatives from the FAA, other government agencies, industry, and academia. The presenters and panelists will discuss the latest information and advancements related to the diverse uses of unmanned aircraft, and how these new entrants are being safely integrated into the National Airspace System. Boeing and the U.S. Navy suc

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Bombardier Announces Its Strategic Decision To Focus On Business Aviation

Intends To Accelerate Deleveraging Through Sale Of Transportation Division To Alstom

Bombardier has made the strategic decision to focus exclusively on business aviation and plans to accelerate its deleveraging through the sale of its rail business.

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All-New Gulfstream G700 Makes First Flight

Industry Flagship Commences Flight-Test Program

The all-new Gulfstream G700 made its first flight late last week, demonstrating the program’s maturity and officially launching the rigorous flight-test program of the most spacious jet in the industry with the longest range at the fastest speeds.

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January Was A Bad Month For Boeing

Saw No New Orders And Only 13 Deliveries To Start 2020

January is, in most instances, a slow month for airplane orders and deliveries. But Boeing may have set a new standard in the first month of 2020. The planemaker recorded no new orders and delivered only 13 airplanes in the first month of the year.

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USTR Revises $7.5 Billion Award Implementation Against EU In Airbus Case

Increasing The Additional Duty Rate Imposed On Aircraft Imported From The EU To 15 Percent

Under President Trump's leadership, the United States won the largest award in WTO history on October 2, 2019 when it was authorized to take countermeasures on $7.5 billion in goods after a victory in its unfair trade practices case against the European Union, France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

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L. Paul Soucy Trophy Winner Announced For 2019

Leigh Hubner Of Locust Grove, Georgia Takes The Honor

The 2019 Winner of the L. Paul Soucy Trophy is Leigh Hubner of Locust Grove, Georgia. Originally from Australia, he moved to Los Angeles, California in 2012.

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FAA Posts Emergency AD For Cirrus Jet

Follows Incident In Which An SF50 Caught Fire During Ground Operations

The FAA has issued an Emergency AD for Cirrus Design Corporation (Cirrus) Model SF50 airplanes. This AD applies to Cirrus Design Corporation Model SF50 airplanes, serial numbers 0005 through 0176 and 0178, certificated in any category.

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Black Swift Technologies Unveils American-Made Quadcopter

Aircraft Specifically Designed For Automated Industrial Inspections

 Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, has announced the availability of the Black Swift E2 UAS, an American-made, advanced unmanned aerial system (UAS) specifically designed for automated industrial and structural inspections.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.18.20)

“Today marks an exciting new chapter for Bombardier. Going forward, we will focus all our capital, energy and resources on accelerating growth and driving margin expansion in our market-leading $7.0 billion business aircraft franchise” Source: Alain Bellemare, president and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.18.20): Alert Notice (ALNOT)

A request originated by a flight service station (FSS) or an air route traffic control center (ARTCC) for an extensive communication search for overdue, unreported, or missing aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.18.20)

The Golden Age Air Museum

The Golden Age Air Museum was established in 1997, its mission is to entertain visitors and educate them about the early days of aviation, through its special events and daily operations. The museum offers the chance to explore the past, come and learn how the early aviators flew, what they flew and learn the lost art of early aircraft construction.

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